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FOSTER TO COSTON: ‘IF I COULD GIVE YOU MORE TIME, I WOULD’
WHITE CO.—Danny Coston is headed to inprocessing at DOC, where he will stay for the next 53 years; effectively, the rest of his natural life. And speaking about that 53-year sentence, after an...
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Why we’re nowhere near the state park while the movie is being filmed
MAKANDA—There are a couple of reasons why, even after we’ve received copious messages, emails and calls about it, we’re not heading down to Giant City State Park while the filming of “Gone Girl” is...
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Scanner traffic: Man attempting to break in to well-known Harrisburg woman’s...
HARRISBURG—Scanner traffic as of about 12:45 indicated a kind of scary scenario in Harrisburg: A well-known local woman, L’Erin Ragon, called in to police at that time, stating that a black man was...
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SHENANIGANS? HEATED, CURSE-FILLED MEETING IN ROOM 226
WILLIAMSON CO.—We were enjoying the nice Williamson County administrative building this afternoon after turning over a couple of FOIAs and collecting information from various offices, when we thought...
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AUTHORITIES RAID CARMI HOME AFTER CHILD PORN ALLEGED
WHITE CO., Ill. (Carmi)—Another crackdown-on-child-pornography-initiative has apparently come to fruition, this time in Carmi. Donald H. Currier Locals were alerted to heavy police presence yesterday...
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ANOTHER TRAFFIC CRASH IN WILLIAMSON RESULTS IN FATALITY
WILLIAMSON CO.—Authorities in Williamson County worked the scene of another fatal traffic crash Wedneday afternoon (November 13, 2013). According to the Williamson County Coroner’s office, the accident...
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ELDORADO FIRE PROMPTS MASSIVE RESPONSE
SALINE CO.—A fire erupting at a large brick residence on the edge of Eldorado prompted response from multiple fire departments this afternoon. The structure (at 8390 US 45 North) was fully involved...
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BODY FOUND SOUTH OF MARION; SUSPECT ‘PINGED’ SOUTH OF CARBONDALE
WILLIAMSON/JACKSON COs.—Williamson County authorities are tight-lipped about a body found south of town, but sources in an adjacent county are advising at this hour that a suspect is being sought....
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KEVIN C. WILLIAMS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
DIST. CT. BENTON/WABASH CO. — Disgraced Wabash County CPA, former entrepreneur, and Illinois Eastern Community Colleges trustee Kevin C. Williams has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison....
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Nightly NewsCap: Ang has the headlines, and boy are there HEADLINES [AUDIO]
Once again Ang takes the helm for a busy Friday night Nightly NewsCap, with headlines from the past 24 hours posted Friday, November 15, 2013! Your Nightly NewsCap is being brought to you by Bottle...
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SUICIDE IN RIDGWAY CONFIRMED
GALLATIN CO.—Family members have confirmed the death of a woman in the village of Ridgway in Gallatin County. Our law enforcement sources outside of Ridgway have confirmed that at some point in time...
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POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY
ILLINOIS/TRI-STATE – Don’t let the unseasonable temperatures fool you! The entirety of Disclosure’s coverage area should be mindful of a potentially dangerous weather situation that is developing...
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FIRE AT MARION INSURANCE AGENCY PUT DOWN QUICKLY
MARION—Reports coming in at about a quarter til 2 today indicated that the building in downtown Marion, housing Jackson and Gray Insurance, was fully involved in fire. Our correspondent was on scene...
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY HOMICIDE VICTIM IDENTIFIED
WILLIAMSON CO.—The woman whose body was found yesterday afternoon at a location south of Marion has been identified and family has been notified. Barbara Beers, 66, of Johnston City, has been...
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ARE YOU LISTENING DOUGLAS COUNTY & ZONE 5? ~ Editorial~
I just want to offer a few pointed, venomous, and carefully chosen words before I sink myself back into a task I did not choose, but instead seems to have been divinely appointed to me for reasons I...
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READ THE LEAD: What’s the Williamson County Board been up to?
Aside from having clandestine meetings in Room 226 (the storage room in the new administrative building in Marion), just what has the Williamson County Board been up to lately? Delores Parent Our...
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DISCLOSURE READERS
We wanted to let you know a couple of things. We’ve changed our mailing permit so that we’ll be mailing the print version from Harrisburg from here on out. This means a couple of things. One, we just...
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ARE JUGGALOS NOW A THING OF THE PAST IN HARDIN?
HARDIN CO.—That’s the question everyone is asking this afternoon, primarily because the information is reported being disseminated by the duly-elected-but-not-duly-competent prosecutor in that county,...
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CREAL SPRINGS MAN INDICTED IN BEATING DEATH
WILLIAMSON CO.—A Creal Springs man has been arrested after a grand jury indictment for Involuntary Manslaughter. Danny “Dink” Dunn, 37, was arrested last night after yesterday’s Williamson County grand...
View ArticleTWO HELICOPTERS CALLED TO SCENE OF INCIDENT IN HAMILTON COUNTY
HAMILTON CO., Ill.—We’re being advised of a lot of police activity, as well as the call for two helicopters for medevac, on or around Anderson School Road in Hamilton County. We are hearing there may...
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